NME Magazine Top 500 Songs Of All Time (2015)

musbest · April 15, 2015

500. David Bowie Five Years
499. Blur Out Of Time
498. Ash Girl From Mars
497. Primal Scream Kill All Hippies
496. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Hey Joe
495. Gorkys Zygotic Mynci Patio Song
494. REM Everybody Hurts
493. Sugababes Overload
492. The Strokes New York City Cops
491. Johnny Cash One
490. The Doors Riders On The Storm
489. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Red Right Hand
488. The Stranglers Golden Brown
487. Morrissey Suedehead
486. Bobby Womack Across 110th Street
485. David Bowie Starman
484. Oasis Some Might Say
483. Aphex Twin Come To Daddy
482. Franz Ferdinand Darts Of Pleasure
481. Echo And The Bunnymen The Killing Moon
480. David Bowie Ziggy Stardust
479. The Beach Boys Wouldnt It Be Nice
478. AC/DC Highway To Hell
477. Dr Dre Nuthin But A G Thang
476. John Lennon Imagine
475. Gnarls Barkley Crazy
474. Smashing Pumpkins, Disarm
473. The Kinks Lola
472. Palma Violets Best Of Friends
471. Guns N Roses Sweet Child O Mine
470. Primal Scream Movin On Up
469. The National Bloodbuzz Ohio
468. The Coral Dreaming Of You
467. Teenage Fanclub Star Sign
466. Salt-N-Pepa Push It
465. Mercury Rev Goddess On A HiWay
464. Nirvana About A Girl
463. Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive
462. The Vaccines If You Wanna
461. Wings Live And Let Die
460. REM Its The End OF The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
459. Iggy Pop Lust For Life
458. Rihanna feat. Jay Z Umbrella
457. Prodigy Firestarter
456. Snoop Doggy Dogg Whats My Name?
455. Blondie One Way Or Another
454. The Flaming Lips Race For The Prize
453. The Jam A Town Called Malice
452. Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love
451. The Chemical Brothers Setting Sun
450. The Beatles I Am The Walrus
449. Billy Bragg A New England
448. Coldplay The Scientist
447. Pulp Do You Remember The First Time?
446. The Rolling Stones Tumbling Dice
445. Blur Popscene
444. Leftfield feat. John Lydon Open Up
443. Pulp Sorted for E's And Wizz
442. Roots Manuva Witness (1 Hope)
441. Bobby Fuller Four I Fought The Law
440. Beck Where Its At
439. The Imposter Pills And Soap
438. Madonna Material Girl
437. Special AKA Nelson Mandela
436. Kings Of Leon The Bucket
435. Arctic Monkeys R U Mine?
434. The Kinks Sunny Afternoon
433. At The Drive-In One Armed Scissor
432. The Verve The Drugs Dont Work
431. Shirley And Company Shame Shame Shame
430. Althea and Donna Up Town Top Ranking
429. Weezer Buddy Holly
428. David Bowie Golden Years
427. The Hives Hate To Say I Told You So
426. Tame Impala Elephant
425. Muse Plug In Baby
424. PJ Harvey Down By The Water
423. Guns N Roses Paradise City
422. The Magnetic Fields The Book Of Love
421. Neutral Milk Hotel Holland, 1945?
420. Coldplay Yellow
419. The Jam Start!
418. Nirvana Come As You Are
417. Tindersticks Marbles
416. Blur Chemical World
415. Carly Simon Youre So Vain
414. The Only Ones Another Girl, Another Planet
413. Elvis Costello And The Attractions Watching The Detectives
412. Friendly Fires Paris
411. Fugazi Waiting Room
410. Nine Inch Nails Hurt
409. The Ronettes Baby, I Love You
408. Arctic Monkeys Fake Tales Of San Francisco
407. The Ramones Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
406. Alt-J Breezeblocks
405. M.I.A Bad Girls
404. U2 Where The Streets Have No Name
403. Black Grape Reverend Black Grape
402. Thin Lizzy The Boys Are Back In Town
401. The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy Television, Drug Of The Nation
400. Foo Fighters Learn To Fly
399. Oasis Slide Away
398. Regina Spektor Us
397. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds The Mercy Seat
396. Eminem The Real Slim Shady
395. Jamie T Sheila
394. The Stranglers No More Heroes
393. Blur To The End
392. Chaka Khan I Feel For You
391. Black Sabbath Paranoid
390. Paul Simon Me And Julio Down By The School Yard
389. Blur Theres No Other Way
388. The Smiths The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
387. Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman
386. Pavement Cut Your Hair
385. Oasis Champagne Supernova
384. The Slits Typical Girls
383. N*E*R*D Lapdance
382. The Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps
381. MGMT Kids
380. Arctic Monkeys Piledriver Waltz
379. The Byrds Ill Feel A Whole Lot Better
378. Nick Cave And Kylie Minogue Where The Wild Roses Grow
377. Elton John Bennie And The Jets
376. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Roadrunner
375. Michael Jackson Dont Stop Til You Get Enough
374. The Human League Love Action (I Believe In Love)
373. Arctic Monkeys Brianstorm
372. Public Enemy Dont Believe The Hype
371. Bjork Hyperballad
370. Suede The Wild Ones
369. Oasis Half The World Away
368. My Bloody Valentine You Made Me Realise
367. A Guy Called Gerald Voodoo Ray
366. The Cure Friday Im In Love
365. Sonic Youth Teen Age Riot
364. Suede Killing Of A Flash Boy
363. Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising
362. Metallica Enter Sandman
361. Erik B And Rakim Paid In Full
360. The Cure Pictures Of You
359. Blur For Tomorrow
358. Ian Dury And The Blockheads Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
357. The Walker Brothers The Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore
356. The Cure Close To Me
355. Kelis Millionaire
354. Beck Loser
353. The Chemical Brothers Hey Boy Hey Girl
352. Simon And Garfunkel The Boxer
351. Modest Mouse Float On
350. Amy Winehouse Rehab
349. Depeche Mode Just Can Get Enough
348. The Byrds Eight Miles High
347. Gorillaz Clink Eastwood
346. Yazoo Only You
345. Arctic Monkeys Fluorescent Adolescent
344. Kayne West Runaway
343. The Mamas And The Papas California Dreaming
342. Kasabian Club Foot
341. Kelis Caught Out There
340. Eminem Stan
339. Patti Smith Because The Night
338. Gorillaz DARE
337. The Kinks All Day And All Of The Night
336. The Beatles Come Together
335. Super Furry Animals The Man Dont Give A F***
334. The Stone Roses She Bangs The Drums
333. Pet Shop Boys Go West
332. Buddy Holly Rave On!
331. Massive Attack Karmacoma
330. Eels Novocaine For The Soul
329. Foals Two Steps, Twice
328. The Wedding Present My Favourite Dress
327. Michael Jackson Man In The Mirror
326. Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing
325. Billie Holiday Strange Fruit
324. House Of Love Destroy The Heart
323. Depeche Mode Personal Jesus
322. Bjork Big Time Sensuality
321. Small Faces Itchycoo Park
320. Cornershop Brimful Of Asha
319. Funkadelic One Nation Under A Groove
318. Johnny Cash Ring Of Fire
317. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero
316. Pavement Here
315. Jimi Hendrix All Along The Watchtower
314. MC5 Kick Out The Jams
313. Prince 1999?
312. The Verve History
311. The Beatles Ticket To Ride
310. The Temptations Papa Was A Rollin Stone
309. Wire Outdoor Miner
308. Foals Spanish Sahara
307. The Jam Going Underground
306. Blur Beetlebum
305. Gloria Jones Tainted Love
304. The Beatles Something
303. Leonard Cohen Suzanne
302. Radiohead Fake Plastic Trees
301. Depeche Mode Enjoy The Silence
300. T Rex 20th Century Boy
299. The Primitives Crash
298. House Of Pain Jump Around
297. The Rolling Stones You Cant Always Get What You Want
296. PJ Harvey Words That Maketh Murder
295. David Bowie Fashion
294. Sly And The Family Stone Family Affair
293. Wolfman ft Pete Doherty For Lovers
292. Electric Light Orchestra Mr Blue Sky
291. Robert Wyatt Shipbuilding
290. Glasvegas Daddys gone
289. Arcade Fire Rebellion (Lies)
288. James Brown It A Mans Mans Mans World
287. Daft Punk Get Lucky
286. Wings Band On The Run
285. Crystal Castles Crimewave
284. Supergrass Caught By The Fuzz
283. The Smiths Bigmouth Strikes Again
282. Elastica Connection
281. Elbow One Day Like This
280. The Beatles She Loves You
279. Pixies Velouria
278. Kate Bush Hounds Of Love
277. Bob Dylan Tangled Up In Blue
276. Eminem My Name Is
275. The Orb Little Fluffy Clouds
274. The Four Tops Reach Out Ill Be There
273. Ride Leave Them All Behind
272. Happy Mondays Hallelujah
271. Manic Street Preachers You Love Us
270. George Harrison My Sweet Lord
269. Lou Reed Perfect Day
268. Saint Etienne Only Love Can Break Your Heart
267. Suede Trash
266. The Jacksons Shake Your Body Down To The Ground
265. Jay-Z Empire State Of Mind
264. The Beatles Paperback Writer
263. Elvis Presley Hound Dog
262. Stardust Music Sounds Better With You
261. Underworld Born Slippy. NUXX
260. Beck Sexx Laws
259. TLC Waterfalls
258. Run DMC And Aerosmith Walk This Way
257. QOTSA Feelgood Hit Of The Summer
256. The Horrors Sea Within A Sea
255. ODB Got Your Money
254. Pulp This Is Hardcore
253. Dexys Midnight Runners Come On Eileen
252. Dr Dre Still D.R.E
251. Elvis Costello And The Attractions Olivers Army
250. David Bowie Space Oddity
249. Air Sexy Boy
248. Animal Collective My Girls
247. Beastie Boys Intergalactic
246. Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child (Slight Return
245. Babyshambles F*** Forever
244. Manic Street Preachers Motown Junk
243. The Beta Band Dry The Rain
242. PIL Public Image
241. Portishead Sour Times
240. Pet Shop Boys Rent
239. Oasis Whatever
238. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Tupelo
237. The Ramones Blitzkreig Bop
236. The Cure In Between Days
235. Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock
234. Talking Heads Psycho Killer
233. Rex Get It On
232. Blue Oyster Cult (Dont Fear) The Reaper
231. Arctic Monkeys Do I Wanna Know?
230. Outkast Ms Jackson
229. Grimes Oblivion
228. New Order Temptation
227. The Rolling Stones Sympathy For The Devil
226. Aretha Franklin Respect
225. James Brown Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
224. Sugarcubes Birthday
223. Spiritualized Electricity
222. Klaxons -Golden Skans
221. Simon And Garfunkel Mrs Robinson
220. Blur End Of A Century
219. The Kinks You Really Got Me
218. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Straight To You
217. Manic Street Preachers Faster
216. Orange Juice Rip It Up
215. Nirvana Lithium
214. Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill
213. Pixies Here Comes Your Man
212. REM Radio Free Europe
211. The Supremes You Keep Me Hangin On
210. The Fall Hit The North
209. John Lennon Jealous Guy
208. Daft Punk Da Funk
207. Billy Bragg Levi Stubbs Tears
206. PIL Rise
205. The Strokes Reptilia
204. The Pogues & Kirsty McColl Fairytale Of New York
203. Patsy Kline Crazy
202. Marvin Gaye Whats Going On
201. The Velvet Underground Im Waiting For The Man
200. Pixies Where is My Mind?
199. The Doors Light My Fire
198. Blur This is a Low
197. Pixies Monkey Gone to Heaven
196. The Stone Roses Made of Stone
195. Joy Division Atmosphere
194. Supergrass Alright
193. Blur Tender
192. Prince Sign O the Times
191. Martha & the Vandellas Nowhere to Run
190. Primal Scream Shoot Speed/Kill Light
189. The Libertines Dont Look Back into the Sun
188. Arctic Monkeys Mardy Bum
187. Teenage Fanclub The Concept
186. Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues
185. Doves There Goes the Fear
184. Queen/David Bowie Under Pressure
183. The Prodigy No Good (Start the Dance)
182. The Who I Can See For Miles
181. Wu-Tang Clan Protect Ya Neck
180.The Flamin Groovies Shake Some Action
179. Jesus and Mary Chain Never Understand
178. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles The Tracks of My Tears
177. Chuck Berry Roll Over Beethoven
176. The Libertines Cant Stand Me Now
175. The Who Wont Get Fooled Again
174. McAlmont & Butler Yes
173. Public Enemy Rebel Without a Pause
172. LCD Soundsystem Someone Great
171. Vampire Weekend A-Punk
170. Primal Scream Higher Than the Sun
169. Booker T & the MGs Green Onions
168. Bat For Lashes Daniel
167. Paul McCartney Temporary Secretary
166. Beastie Boys Fight For Your Right to Party
165. The Breeders Cannonball
164. Dizzee Rascal Fix Up, Look Sharp
163. Jackson 5 I Want You Back
162. David Bowie Changes
161. Dusty Springfield Son of a Preacher Man
160. Joy Division Transmission
159. Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze
158. Elton John Tiny Dancer
157. The Kingsmen Louie, Louie
156. The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand
155. Motorhead Ace of Spades
154. James Brown Papas Got a Brand New Bag
153. Dinosaur Jr. Freak Scene
152. Martha & the Vandellas Dancing in the Street
151. Eric B. and Rakim Follow the Leader
150. Otis Redding (Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay
149. Mott the Hoople All the Young Dudes
148. Pet Shop Boys West End Girls
147. John Lennon Number 9 Dream
146. My Bloody Valentine Soon
145. Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra Some Velvet Morning
144. Blondie Atomic
143. The Beatles Hello Goodbye
142. Radiohead Creep
141. Love Alone Again Or
140. Aphex Twin Window Licker
139. Bob Marley & the Wailers No Woman, No Cry
138. Kanye West/Jay-Z/Rick Ross/Bon Iver/Nicki Minaj Monster
137. The Cribs Men s Needs
136. The Rolling Stones Paint It Black
135. The Charlatans The Only One I Know
134. Hot Chip Over and Over
133. Pixies Gigantic
132. The Sex Pistols Pretty Vacant
131. The Rolling Stones Jumpin Jack Flash
130. Glen Campbell Witchita Lineman
129. Sam Cooke A Change is Gonna Come
128. The Jam The Eton Rifles
127. Warren G./Nate Dogg Regulate
126. Jesus and Mary Chain Just Like Honey
125. Pulp Disco 2000?
124. The Undertones Teenage Kicks
123. Prince & the Revolution Purple Rain
122. The White Stripes Hotel Yorba
121. Hole Celebrity Skin
120. Roxy Music Virginia Plain
119. The Stone Roses Waterfall
118. The Strokes Someday
117. Dexy s Midnight Runners Geno
116. The Killers Mr. Brightside
115. The Verve Bitter Sweet Sympony
114. Happy Mondays Step On
113. Prince When Doves Cry
112. Oasis Supersonic
111. Fontella Bass Rescue Me
110. Super Furry Animals Ice Hockey Hair
109. The Gossip Standing in the Way of Control
108. Kate Bush Running Up That Hill
107. The Rapture House of Jealous Lovers
106. Oasis Don t Look Back in Anger
105. Blur Song 2?
104. Suede The Drowners
103. Stevie Wonder Superstition
102. Manic Street Preachers Motorcycle Emptiness
101. R.E.M. Losing My Religion
100. The Stone Roses I Am The Resurrection
99. Queens Of The Stone Age No One Knows
98. Rage Against The Machine Killing In The Name
97. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five The Message
96. The Libertines What A Waster
95. Public Enemy Fight The Power
94. The Flaming Lips Do You Realize??
93. Kanye West Gold Digger
92. Britney Spears Toxic
91. LCD Soundsystem All My Friends
90. MGMT Time To Pretend
89. Jeff Buckley Hallelujiah
88. Eminem Lose Yourself
87. Lana Del Ray Video Games
86. Missy Elliot Get Ur Freak On
85. Morrissey Everyday Is Like Sunday
84. Sex Pistols Anarchy In The UK
83. The Clash Complete Control
82. Beyonc Crazy In Love
81. Jay Z & Kanye West Niggas In Paris
80. The Beatles Taxman
79. The White Stripes Fell In Love With A Girl
78. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Into My Arms
77. The Beatles Hey Jude
76. Kate Bush Wuthering Heights
75. The Streets Dry Your Eyes
74. Franz Ferdinand Take Me Out
73. PJ Harvey Sheela-Na-Gig
72. The Velvet Underground Venus In Furs
71. Buzzcocks Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn t ve)
70. The Who My Generation
69. The Clash (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
68. The Beatles Blackbird
67. Oasis Cigarrettes & Alcohol
66. N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton
65. Ben E. King Stand By Me
64. The Smiths This Charming Man
63. Massive Attack Unfinished Sympathy
62. David Bowie Young Americans
61. New Order True Faith
60. Pulp Babies
59. Primal Scream Loaded
58. Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds
57. Michael Jackson Billie Jean
56. Beastie Boys Sabotage
55. Kraftwerk The Model
54. Bruce Springsteen Born To Run
53. M.I.A. Paper Planes
52. Daft Punk One More Time
51. David Bowie Ashes To Ashes
50. Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side
49. Bob Dylan Like A Rolling Stone
48. The Cure Boys Don t Cry
47. Madonna Like A Prayer
46. Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine
45. Radiohead Paranoid Android
44. Pixies Debaser
43. Manic Street Preachers A Design For Life
42. Blur The Universal
41. Amy Winehouse Back To Black
40. Jay Z 99 Problems
39. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Maps
38. Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U
37. Ike And Tina Turner River Deep Mountain High
36. Oasis Wonderwall
35. The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever
34. David Bowie Life On Mars
33. Suede Animal Nitrate
32. The Clash London Calling
31. The Stone Roses Fools Gold
30. Talking Heads Once In A Lifetime
29. The Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter
28. The Libertines Time For Heroes
27. Sex Pistols God Save The Queen
26. LCD Soundsystem Losing My Edge
25. Arcade Fire Wake Up
24. Bob Dylan Hurricane
23. The Kinks Waterloo Sunset
22. The La s There She Goes
21. The Specials Ghost Town
20. Blur Girls & Boys
19. Blondie Heart of Glass
18. OutKast Hey Ya!
17. The Beatles A Day in the Life
16. The White Stripes Seven Nation Army
15. David Bowie Heroes
14. The Beach Boys God Only Knows
13. Oasis Live Forever
12. The Smiths There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
11. The Beatles Eleanor Rigby
10. The Beach Boys Good Vibrations
09. The Ronettes Be My Baby
08. New Order Blue Monday
07. Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
06. Pulp Common People
05. The Strokes Last Nite
04. The Smiths How Soon Is Now?
03. Donna Summer I Feel Love
02. Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart
01. Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit